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COREL CD POWERPAK VERSION 1.0 README FILE
=========================================
This document provides information you should know
* before installing Corel CD PowerPak version 2.0
* about CorelSCSI utilities
* about some manufacturers'devices
This document also includes the Corel Technical Support numbers.
Installing ASPI Managers
------------------------
The CorelSCSI installation includes the following ASPI managers:
Card Type ASPI Version File Name
-------------------------------------------------------------
Corel Generic ASPI for the
BusLogic & Adaptec (154X, 164X) 1.03 ASPIDRV.SYS
Corel Generic ASPI for the
IBM Host Adapters 1.00 ASPIIBM.SYS
Corel Generic ASPI for the
Pro Audio Studio 16 card 1.00 ASPIMED.SYS
Corel LS2000 1.00 ASPILS_D.SYS
Acculogic ASPI Interface 3.01.01 ASPFCAM.SYS
Acculogic CAM driver 3.00.05 DOSCAM.SYS
Always AL-500 1.00 ASPILS_D.SYS
Always AL-1000 1.00 ASPISHT.SYS
Always IN-2000 461-12 ASPIDRVR.SYS
American Megatrends Fast Disk 1.1 ASPIKERN.SYS
DPT ASPI for SCSI BIOS
ROM\SMARTROM V.001.K 001.K DPTDDL.SYS
DPT ASPI for SCSI BIOS
ROM\SMARTROM V.002.B 002.B DPTDDL.SYS
DTC 3X80/3X50 ASPI Manager 1.5A ASPI3X80.SYS
New Media PCMCIA ASPI Manager 2.03 ASPIMGR.SYS
FDC ASPI Interface 1.00 ASPIFCAM.SYS
FDC TMC-950 CAM driver 1.02 DCAM950.EXE
FDC TMC-18XX CAM driver 1.03 DCAM1800.EXE
QLogic ASPI Manager 2.17 QLASPI.SYS
QLogic SCSI RAM BIOS 2.17 QL406DOS.SYS
UltraStor Ultra 14/34 2.00 USPI14.SYS
UltraStor Ultra 14N 2.00 USPI14N.SYS
UltraStor Ultra 24FA 1.04 USPI24.SYS
If you have problems with the ASPI manager, contact the manufacturer
of your card.
If the ASPI manager for your card isn't included with the
installation, you must install your card's ASPI manager and
load it in your CONFIG.SYS file before installing CorelSCSI.
To load an ASPI manager in your CONFIG.SYS file
1. Copy the ASPI manager from the diskette provided with your
SCSI card to your hard drive.
2. Add the device driver line to the CONFIG.SYS file using
the following syntax:
DEVICE=C:\xxxx.SYS
where xxxx indicates the name of your ASPI manager.
3. Reboot the system before you start the CorelSCSI installation.
While the system is rebooting, you should look for status
messages from the ASPI manager. If the status indicates
unsuccessful installation, the CorelSCSI device driver won't
function.
About Future Domain Host Adapters
---------------------------------
If you're using an 8-bit host adapter with the BIOS version 8.2
or a 16-bit host adapter with the BIOS version 3.2, DCAMxxx.EXE
is optional. However, if you're also using the QEMM memory
manager, you must use both DCAMxxx.EXE and ASPIFCAM.SYS.
TMC-950 HOST ADAPTER:
DCAM950 can support multiple adapters. The TMC-950 adapter
requires that you specify the memory location of the adapter and
the IRQ setting of the adapter using the following command line
syntax:
DEVICE=DCAM950.EXE /MEM IRQ [/MEM IRQ [/MEM IRQ]]
The default setting for a single adapter looks like this:
DEVICE=DCAM950.EXE /CA00 5
Valid memory locations for the TMC-950 are CA00, C800, CE00 and DE00.
Valid IRQ's are 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15.
TMC-18XX HOST ADAPTER:
The TMC-18XX host adapter doesn't require any command
line settings:
DEVICE=DCAM1800.EXE
About DPT ASPI Managers
-----------------------
The DPT ASPI managers provided have been renamed because of
duplicate names. However the installation will rename the
selected ASPI manager to DPTDDL.SYS.
- DPT ASPI for SCSI BIOS ROM\SMARTROM V.001.K DPTDDL1K.SYS
- DPT ASPI for SCSI BIOS ROM\SMARTROM V.002.B DPTDDL2B.SYS
Using Memory Managers
---------------------
If you're using a memory manager, you may need to uninstall it
before installing CorelSCSI, and then reinstall the memory
manager. In rare cases, systems may hang if CorelSCSI is
installed while a memory manager is loaded.
ABOUT COREL CD POWERPAK UTILITIES
=================================
CD-AUDIO and CDDA: Digital Audio Sampling
-----------------------------------------
The following drive models support digital audio sampling, which
is used with CDDA (for DOS users) and CD-Audio (for Windows
users):
* Toshiba XM3401
* Sony CDV561 (and OEM versions such as Compaq CDV561)
* Apple CD300
Corel Professional Photos
-------------------------
The CD-ROM provided with this package includes the MOSAIC utility
shipped with CorelDRAW! version 4.0 Rev. B. Therefore, you only
need to reinstall this utility if you're using CorelDRAW! version
4.0 Rev. A. This release of MOSAIC loads PhotoCD thumbnails and
provides faster print speeds than previous versions.
WARNING: Installing MOSAIC from CORELDRAW! 4.0 REV A after
installing the Photo CD MOSAIC will cause erratic
system behavior.
If you're using CorelDRAW! 3.0, you can install the Photo CD
version of MOSAIC, which can co-exist with your existing MOSAIC
utility.
CorelCDX
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DRIVER NAMES:
If CorelCDX can't find driver names in the CRLSCSI.INI file,
try to locate and initialize drivers named 'MSCD001' and 'MSCD099'.
These are the default names which the CUNI driver will use.
If the CRLSCSI.INI file is missing, CorelCDX should
be able to use the default names used by Corel CUNI device
driver(s). This default action should NOT be done if ANY device
driver names are given for CorelCDX in the .INI file.
For information about the CRLSCSI.INI options for the CorelCDX XMS
caching program, see "CDXCACHE.BIN" in this file.
You can configure CorelCDX not to terminate directory searches
early. Add the option 'SlowSearch=YES' in the [CorelCDX] section
of CRLSCSI.INI. With this option enabled, CorelCDX will find
files even though the directory file is not correctly sorted.
Note that by enabling this option, the overall system performance
may be affected. This option is NOT supported by either DOS or
Windows Configuration programs. You must enter the option
manually.
VERSION 5.0 OF MICROSOFT'S SMARTDRIVE DISK CACHE UTILITY:
Version 5.0 of Microsoft's SmartDrive disk cache utility,
provided with MS-DOS 6.2, is capable of caching CD-ROM drives.
The program is designed to work exclusively with MSCDEX CD-ROM
driver. However, Corel's PATCH_SD.COM program can modify the
SMARTDRV.EXE to recognize CORELCDX as a valid CD-ROM driver
and cache CD data.
The SMARTDRV cache uses memory more efficiently than Corel
CDXCACHE; the same block of memory will be used simultaneously
for hard disk and CD disk caches. On the other hand, the CDXCACHE
program has smaller overhead and operates faster then SMARTDRV.
Note that the CORELCDX /UNLOAD option will not work with
SmartDrive, as the cache program needs to be loaded after
CorelCDX.
PATCH_SD.COM is designed to modify version 5.0 of SMARTDRV.EXE
(45145 bytes in size only)